The Oriental Hotel is often described as one of the finest hotels in the world. Today's venture was my second time on the premises. It's a strange place full of the upper crust and the pretenders. The wealthy well dressed rub shoulders with the equally wealthy and slovenly. A Louis Vitton store sits directly across from the main entrance. This is certainly a place to see and be seen. For others it's simply a place to see as it has a colorful history. Many famous authors spent time at the Oriental Hotel over the years. The oriental proudly lists these great men for their guests to see. High tea is served in the Authors lounge where a dress code is strictly enforced. No sandals, no backpacks, no undesirables.
Here's the Author's Lounge where even people with little or no writing ability can can enjoy high tea.
Here's a nice display of what kind of teas are available.
On to the food. Our party opted for four! Traditional Tea sets. This included the usual suspects: scones, a selection of jams, clotted cream, finger sandwiches, cookies, cakes, and of course tea.
We started with a nice lime sorbet.
Next came everything else!
Scones:
Tea:
Spread:
This was all a little too much and rather expensive by Thailand standards. A whopping 900 Baht gave us each the privilege of drinking tea like good old-fashioned colonialists in a country that never suffered the indignity of being colonized by a foreign power. We skipped dinner.